tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
presence; sitting with; being with
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
of no interest; not interested
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
life; living; I; me; student
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
senior high school; high school
report; notification; registration
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
choices; alternatives; options
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
until now; so far; up to the present
(not) even once; (not) ever